The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Sometimes I'm glad I rent. But sometimes I'll watch a home fix it show and wish we could have a place of our own to do stuff like that...

You can come over and fix ours.

I need a handyman, baby!

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

You can come over and fix ours.

I need a handyman, baby!

Let's say we both watch some hunk do it? Lawn chairs, fans, hats, sunglasses and sparkling water? How about it, NA?

[€uroMeinke]

Sometimes its a matter of scope - if you owe 10,000 and can't pay - you're in trouble. If you owe a million and can't pay - the bank is in trouble.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Let's say we both watch some hunk do it? Lawn chairs, fans, hats, sunglasses and sparkling water? How about it, NA?

I'm so THERE!

Or, rather, YOU'RE so HERE!

[Gemini Cricket]

Condoleeza is going to speak at the upcoming graduation ceremony at Boston College. The Jesuit priests at the college are not happy about it. The Catholic Church is officially anti-war. There are protests planned.

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/rvp/pubaf/06/rice.html

[€uroMeinke]

I kinda like Condoleeza - she's got moxie

[scaeagles]

Why is it that colleges and/or university populations, at supposed bastions of education where the exchange of differing thought and ideas must take place, find the need to protest speakers like a Condi or a Michael Moore or an Ann Coulter or whomever? Does political disagreement mean someone is unworthy to present their ideas when invited to do so?

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Why is it that colleges and/or university populations, at supposed bastions of education where the exchange of differing thought and ideas must take place, find the need to protest speakers like a Condi or a Michael Moore or an Ann Coulter or whomever? Does political disagreement mean someone is unworthy to present their ideas when invited to do so?

This really is a pet peeve of mine - if the message is so bad let it fall flat on it's own accord - protesting speach means you are incapable of countering it through means outside suppression.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Why is it that colleges and/or university populations, at supposed bastions of education where the exchange of differing thought and ideas must take place, find the need to protest speakers like a Condi or a Michael Moore or an Ann Coulter or whomever? Does political disagreement mean someone is unworthy to present their ideas when invited to do so?

I agree.

[innerSpaceman]

Um, no .... protesting a speaker is a way of offering the alternate point of view. It's a dialogue. It's extremely rare that a protest is going to prevent the speech, or even attempt to do so. Rather it is way for throngs of people to potentially muster enough bully pulpit that a famous (or infamous) speaker has au naturale.

If Condi is speaking, I find it behooves those who are anti-imperialist-war-machine to ride the media popularity and present an opposing viewpoint to the public. No one is being squelched, but neither is a monologue allowed to go unchallenged.